Donald Trump is a polarizing figure in the United States. He has also succeeded in dividing the world. Particularly with the tariffs he instituted on “Liberation Day,” Trump has transformed the ...

Germany and Israel established diplomatic relations 60 years ago. To commemorate the occasion, Israeli President Herzog visited Berlin and German President Steinmeier went to Jerusalem. DW's Christoph ...

The condemnation of the AfD has raised a fundamental dilemma of democracy: How does an open, free, pluralistic society ...

The government is a centrist parliamentary coalition. To undo its predecessor’s democratic backsliding, it needs the ...

The rise of George Simion in Romania shows how an anti-globalist movement has gone global, turning "Make America Great Again" into "Make Europe Great Again" ...

As Germany rearms, Patrick Howse visits the eastern state of Saxony, where the country's cultural elite are now also taking on Putin ...

Viktor Orban's landslide victory in Hungarian elections poses a threat to the EU, showcasing his nationalist, illiberal ...

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about EU scrutiny on Italy’s rule of law amid a ministerial no-show, the Warsaw-Bucharest axis sparking backlash days before the vote, and so much more.

I have come to talk to you about Europe. ‘Again,’ some might exclaim.” These were the words with which French President ...

In his maiden speech as chancellor to Germany's Bundestag, Merz tried to position himself as a unifying centrist figure.

TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...

In a wide-ranging speech in the Bundestag, the German Chancellor outlined his new government's priorities, including a plan ...